As the two sides kicked off a new edition of the Atlantic Cup in
front of a crowd of 18,052, it was Henry who shone bright in his first
foray into one of the oldest rivalries in MLS, tallying twice in the
first half.

New York took the lead early on a well-worked team goal. Dane Richards
flicked a long ball into space for on-rushing right back Jan Gunnar
Solli, who lofted in a cross that Henry headed past United goalie Bill Hamid in the game’s 12th minute.

With the lead, New York were able to keep their shape and weather the few attacks D.C. United sent forward. Charlie Davies and Josh Wolff looked lively in bursts, but couldn’t create any dangerous chances in the first half.

In the 38th minute, Henry again doubled New York’s lead. Richards
found Solli in an advanced position once again. Solli took the ball
inside the box, muscled DC defender Marc Burch off the ball, and his deflected cross ended up in front of Henry, who powered it home.

Trailing 2-0 at halftime, DC head coach replaced Dax McCarty with Branko Boskovic for Dax McCarty in hopes of adding an attacking edge to the midfield.

While the moved paid off and the majority of possession favored United, the Black-and-Red failed to test New York goalie Bouna Coundoul until the 73rd minute, when Boskovic slammed a 35-yard bullet onto the crossbar.

As United threw numbers forward in search of a goal, New York
capitalized on the counter and added a third goal in the 76th minute.
Defender Rafa Marquez sprung Henry with a pass from the back. The
forward collected the ball, drew a DC defender, and sent a long ball
over the top to Joel Lindpere. The Estonian dribbled into DC’s box, got rid of Clyde Simms with a nifty move, and beat a sprawling Hamid.

United had numerous chances to grab a consolation goal in the game’s
dying minutes, again through Boskovic. The Montenegrin found a bad
clearance from the New York defense and drove a low shot that hit the
post.

With the game in stoppage time, the Red Bulls launched a final attack
that ended in a Goal of the Week-candidate from Agudelo. Solli again
blazed forward along the right flank and sent a low cross into the box.
The teenage forward flicked the ball up on the roll and half-volleyed to
the far post to put the nail in the coffin.